WISCONSIN

Your complete directory of Wisconsin candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: July 2010
Primary: September 14, 2010

This page was last updated on February 6, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Jim Doyle (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Tom Barrett (D) - Milwaukee Mayor, Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & '02 Candidate
Jared Christiansen (D) - High School Student
Tim John (D) - Publishing Company Owner & Author
Dominic Reinwand (D) - Construction Worker
Mike Sheridan (D) - State Assembly Speaker & Ex-Auto Worker
Rick Graber (R) - US Ambassador to Czech Republic, Ex-State GOP Chair & Attorney
Bill Ingram (R) - Businessman, USAF Veteran & '08 Presidential Candidate
Bill McCoshen (R) - Ex-State Commerce Secretary, Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff & Lobbyist
Phil Miller (R) - Retired Businessman, Ex-Thorp School Board Member & Korean War Veteran
Mark Neumann (R) - Ex-Congressman, Non-Profit Group Chair, Businessman & '98 US Sen. Nominee
Scott Paterick (R) - Ex-Wisconsin Rapids City Councilman, Financial Planner & '86 Wisconsin Rapids City Clerk Candidate
John Schiess (R) - Retired Teacher & Frequent Candidate
Travis Swenby (R)
Mark Todd (R) - Businessman & Evangelical Pastor
Scott Walker (R) - Milwaukee County Executive & Ex-State Assemblyman
Michael Blinkwitz (Independent)
James James (Independent) - Salesman
Jim Langer (Independent) - Ex-Germantown Village Board Member
Kevin Schmidtke (Independent) - Businessman & National Guard Veteran
Terry Virgil (Independent)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Barbara Lawton (D)* -Retiring in 2010. ]
Spencer Coggs (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Urban Health Official & Ex-Printer
Scott McDonnell (D) - Dane County Board Chair
Henry Sanders Jr. (D) - Businessman, Non-Profit Group Founder & Ex-Congressional Aide
Lena Taylor (D) - State Sen.
Tony Zielinski (D) - Milwaukee Alderman, Ex-Milwaukee County Supervisor & Attorney
Ben Collins (R) - Businessman & Afghan War Veteran
Brett Davis (R) - State Rep. & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Tom Farley Jr. (R) - Author & Brother of the late Comedian Chris Farley
Rebecca Kleefisch (R) - Ex-TV News Reporter
Dave Ross (R) - Superior Mayor & Businessman
Jack Voight (R) - Ex-State Treasurer

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
J.B. Van Hollen (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Hassett (D) - Ex-State Natural Resources Secretary & Attorney

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Doug LaFollette (D)*

STATE TREASURER:
Dawn Marie Sass (D)*
Jason Punzel (R) - Businessman

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is officially a non-partisan post. Next Election in 2013.)
Tony Evers (D)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Russ Feingold (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Terrence Wall (R) - Real Estate Developer
Dave Westlake (R) - Businessman & Army Veteran
Rob Taylor (Constitution) - Cumberland City Alderman & Software Engineer

Herb Kohl (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Paul Ryan (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Paulette Garin (D) - Accountant, Ex-Music Teacher & Ex-IT Consultant

District 2:
Tammy Baldwin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dave de Felice (D) - Dane County Supervisor
Chad Lee (R) - Businessman
Peter Theron (R) - College Professor & Software Designer
Tim Nerenz (Libertarian) - Manufacturing Executive

District 3:
Ron Kind (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jennifer Shilling (D) - State Rep.
Michael Huebsch (R) - State Rep.
Dan Kapanke (R) - State Sen., Ex-Campbell Town Councilman, Seed Company Sales Manager & USMC Veteran
Kitty Rhoades (R) - State Rep.
Michael Krsiean (Constitution) - Product Development Engineer

District 4:
Gwen Moore (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Sebring (R) - Auto Repair Shop Owner, Navy Veteran & '08 Candidate
Samantha Carter (Independent American) - Pastor & Conservative Activist

District 5:
Jim Sensenbrenner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Todd Kolosso (D) - Commercial Real Estate Management Company Owner

District 6:
Tom Petri (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Roger Kittelson (D) - Dairy Marketing Specialist & '08 Nominee

District 7:
Dave Obey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Sean Duffy (R) - Ashland County District Attorney & Ex-MTV Real World Cast Member
Dan Mielke (R) - Farmer, '08 Nominee & '06 Portage County Executive Candidate
Ken Driessen (Independent) - Engineer

District 8:
Steve Kagen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Terri McCormick (R) - Ex-State Rep., Marketing Consultant & '06 Candidate
Reid Ribble (R) - Roofing Contractor
Roger Roth (R) - State Rep. & Iraq War Veteran
Marc Savard (R) - Door County Supervisor, Ex-County GOP Chair & Businessman
Kerry Thomas (R) - Conservative Activist & '98 Candidate
Marc Trager (R) - Radiologist & USAF Veteran
Andy Williams (R) - Brown County Supervisor
Joe Stern (Independent) - Ex-Niagara Mayor & Ex-Republican

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Green Party
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
Progressive Dane (state affiliate of The New Party)
Wisconsin Republican Party
Socialist Party of Wisconsin

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Elections Board

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Appleton Post-Crescent
Ashland Daily Press
Beloit Daily News
Chippewa Herald
CNI Newspapers (23 suburban Milwaukee newspapers)
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Fond du Lac Reporter
Green Bay News-Chronicle
Janesville Gazette
Kenosha News
LaCrosse Tribune
Madison Capital Times
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Madison Isthmus (Alternative)
Marshfield News-Herald
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Greater Milwaukee Today
Oshkosh Northwestern
Racine Journal Times
Sheboygan Press
Stevens Point Journal
Superior Daily Telegram
Watertown Daily Times
Wausau Daily Herald
The Wheeler Report (Politics)
WISC TV-3 (CBS - Madison) / Channel 3000
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
WisconsinVote.org
WisInfo.com
WisPolitics.com
Wisconsin Radio Network
WKOW TV-27 (ABC - Madison)